What is nod32secure-tool.exe?

nod32secure-tool.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected nod32secure-tool.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

nod32secure-tool.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

nod32secure-tool.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

65 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the nod32secure-tool.exe file. That's a 97% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88
AegisLab Hoax.W32.SMWnd.ncf!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.FakeAlert.R9891
ALYac Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88
Antiy-AVL HackTool[Hoax]/Win32.SMWnd
Arcabit Trojan.FakeAlert.88
Avast Win32:FakeAlert-AXP [Trj]
AVG Win32:FakeAlert-AXP [Trj]
Avira TR/FakeAV.zpa
AVware Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.hl (v)
Babable Malware.HighConfidence
Baidu Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999
BitDefender Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88
Bkav W32.RSVPSwPrvM.Adware
CAT-QuickHeal FraudTool.Security
ClamAV Win.Trojan.FakeAV-8190
CMC Hoax.Win32.SMWnd!O
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.FakeAV.NR
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_70% (D)
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W32/FakeAlert.QP.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Trojan.Fakealert.23317
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_96%
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity.AI
F-Prot W32/FakeAlert.QP.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88
Fortinet W32/PackFakeAV.KT!tr
GData Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.FakeAV
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan/HmBlocker.axz
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 003628761 )
K7GW Trojan ( 003628761 )
Kaspersky Hoax.Win32.SMWnd.ncf
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes Trojan.FakeAlert
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee FakeAlert-SecurityTool.bt
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Ransomware.fc
Microsoft Rogue:Win32/Winwebsec
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.88
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Fakealert.ecahb
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fakealert.385024.I
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Adware/PersonalShieldPro
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.3d4
Rising Hoax.SMWnd!8.4CFA (TFE:5:0xc84vRgesL)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Mal/FakeAV-KL
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeShield
Symantec Trojan.FakeAV
Tencent Win32.Trojan-psw.Smwnd.Lgtp
TheHacker Trojan/SMWnd.ncm
TotalDefense Win32/FraudPersonalShieldPro.F
TrendMicro TROJ_FRAUD.SMSP
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FRAUD.SMSP
VBA32 Hoax.HmBlocker
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.hl (v)
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Winwebsec.385024
Webroot W32.Rogue.Winwebsec
Yandex Adware.SystemSecurity!ZNef4mbhdAo
Zillya Trojan.FakeAV.Win32.124596
ZoneAlarm Hoax.Win32.SMWnd.ncf
65 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the nod32secure-tool.exe file.

nod32secure-tool.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove nod32secure-tool.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the nod32secure-tool.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that nod32secure-tool.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate nod32secure-tool.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the nod32secure-tool.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate nod32secure-tool.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\nod32secure-tool.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the nod32secure-tool.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If nod32secure-tool.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If nod32secure-tool.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If nod32secure-tool.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that nod32secure-tool.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5341dcb482b9e9c51ce3929bf4699382e
SHA256982ceb18eafbcd20240ba0740da3768b4daa96830112cfedcedd0720295a5e2a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to nod32secure-tool.exe:

nod32secure-tool.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

nod32secure-tool.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

nod32secure-tool.exe has stopped working.

End Program - nod32secure-tool.exe. This program is not responding.

nod32secure-tool.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

nod32secure-tool.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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